Good Manners
Let's Develop Good Manners.
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Classes
Good Manners: Level I
$230 (HST included)
1 hour/week for 6 weeks
PREREQUISITE
For dogs over 16 weeks.
For dogs who are dog and people safe and up to date on vaccinations.
We will send you a link to an orientation video to introduce you to training and to Carolark with your confirmed registration. Please also review our Policies and Training Guidelines
WHAT YOU LEARN
You will learn basic training for good manners and obedience in an effective friendly manner. We work on the management of your dog's behaviour, elimination of unwanted behaviour and focus on the desired behaviour by rewarding appropriate responses.
Behaviours taught will include sit, down, stand, come when called, leave it, stay, polite greetings, loose leash walking, and attention to the handler with increasing distractions.
HOW TO REGISTER
Please use the "Schedule" button to view our available classes and register.
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Good Manners: Level II (Public Manners)
$210 (HST included)
1 hour/week for 6 weeks
WHAT YOU LEARN
Dogs will extend the basics and add complementary obedience and manners skills that support great public manners. Dogs in this class will work on
- accepting a friend or stranger approaching
- sitting patiently
- walking on a loose leash
- accepting a stranger
- walking through a crowd
- walking by other dogs
- behaving calmly around other dogs,
- working around distractions,
- remaining calm when left in supervised isolation for short periods of time.
Skills initiated in Good Manners I are extended with greater distractions.
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PREREQUISITE
Successful completion of Good Manners Level I or an equivalent obedience class. Dogs should have foundation skills started such as sit, down, sit/stay , walking politely and recall in a mildly distracting environment like our classroom.
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Dogs should be people and dog safe and fully vaccinated.
WHY?
This is a great step for a well-behaved dog out in public. This class would be helpful in preparation for the Canadian Kennel Club "Canine Good Neighbour" or in preparation for evaluation as a therapy dog with organizations like Therapeutic Paws of Canada or Ottawa Therapy Dogs .
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Nosey to Neutral
$210 (HST included)
1 hour/week for 5weeks
Course Goals:
This the class for the dog that struggles to "mind their own business" or the dog who gets nervously excited or slightly worried at activity in the environment.
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Course Length: 5 weeks
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COURSE CONTENT
This class consists of a exercises and patterns of behaviour that help dogs to bec more comfortable and calm with the a shifting environment. Course exercises draw from the great work by Dr. Karen Overall and Leslie McDevitt. That work focuses on calm and comfort in an environment and biofeedback exercises.
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PREREQUISITE
Your dog is reactive to the environment in the form of struggling to be connected and aware of you or gets overly excited/a little worried about their environment (people, dogs, or other items).
If your dog is fearfully reactive of people or has bitten people or dogs and drawn blood please look to private sessions.
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If your dog is lunging and barking please refer to Help for Dogs who Over React to Dogs or Private Sessions
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Nosey to Neutral Beyond Grad
$42 (HST included)
1 hour individually booked
Session Goals:
You will continue to expand and solidify skills you and your dog are working on as well as continued work on helping your dog feel safe and /or calm in varying situations.
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Course Length: 1 session
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Session Content
This Session continues the use of exercises and patterns of behaviour that help dogs to cope better with the shifting environment. Exercises are drawn from the great work by Dr. Karen Overall and Leslie McDevitt. The exercises focus on calm and comfort in an environment and biofeedback exercises
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PREREQUISITE
Your dog has completed Nosey to Neutral. The sessions associated to this service can be booked by individuals who have completed Nosey to Neutral. For Grads ...You will need to have created a password for the registration service to see and book this service.
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Beyond Good Manners Level II
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Continued training with your pup on obedience, tricks, movement skills is fun and rewarding. Check out Skills and Games. If you are interested in trying a sport with your pup we also have a selection of sports on our Sports Page
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